Pupils at a Carmarthenshire secondary school vying to become the first carbon neutral school in Wales have met with Carmarthenshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for climate...
Schools and Colleges in Wales leading the way championing cyber education for pupils have been officially recognised with awards by the UK’s leading experts. Three institutions...
To mark St David’s Day, Education and Welsh Language Minister Jeremy Miles has announced 11 new capital projects to support the growth of the Welsh language....
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has welcomed the BBC programme Songs of Praise to its Lampeter campus. The programme, presented by soprano Kathryn Jenkins and...
Thomas Spriggs, a PhD research student at Swansea University, is to present his physics research in Parliament, to a panel of expert judges and politicians, as...
Swansea University has been named in the UK’s top 100 most inclusive employers for LGBTQ+ staff, for the sixth time in a row. The Stonewall Top...
If you are looking to return to education or just want to see what it is like to study, Swansea University is offering a series of...
The Welsh Conservatives are calling on Labour Government in Cardiff Bay to reverse the declining trend in pupils taking up modern foreign languages, highlighting the benefits...
Pembrokeshire County Council’s Planning Committee has approved an application to build a new Welsh medium primary school in Pembroke. The council say the school, named Ysgol...
Swansea University has been awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of its Materials Science and Engineering research that is leading a revolution in renewable energy...
More families in Wales will receive extra funding to help with costs such as uniform and sports kit as a result of £3.3m of Welsh Government...
UK Government Minister David TC Davies has visited the £132 million Swansea Bay City Deal Campuses project to see how the technology for Smart Garments has...
Young people were the hardest hit as the second Covid-19 lockdown took its toll on the mental health and wellbeing of the Welsh population, new research...
RDM Electrical & Mechanical Services is set to begin work on a highly innovative project – the first of its kind in the UK – to install...
Chartwells Universities has signed a 10-year agreement valued at £58m to overhaul the catering facilities at Swansea University with what the company describes as a ‘bold...
For Welsh speakers who have always wanted to learn Chinese but have never managed to find a course taught through the medium of Welsh, you now...
The UK is an ‘international outlier’ in its approach to protecting children from Covid, argue experts in The BMJ today. Dr Simon Williams, a behavioural scientist at Swansea...
Encouraging more girls to follow careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) will help Wales lead the way in tackling some of the major global...
The new £9.9m home for Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Tan-y-lan in Swansea has been officially opened. Swansea Council leader Rob Stewart opened the state-of-the-art school in Clase...
The Welsh Government has announced that free Welsh lessons will be made available to anyone between 16 – 25 year old and to all education practitioners....
ASW Property Services, a property services specialist covering Wales, the Midlands and the South West of England, has offered permanent employment to three apprentices originally taken...
2B Enterprising, who recently announced the completion of their first investment round, a deal advised on by the GS Verde Group, have announced a partnership with...
To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, new analysis of apprenticeship data by British Gas reveals half (50%) of apprenticeship starters in the UK last year were aged...
As Action for Children marks Mental Health Awareness Week (7-13 Feb), the charity’s latest mental health programme for young people in Wales, Bouncing Back Plus has...
School leaders’ union, NAHT Cymru have urged the Welsh Government to reconsider the removal of grant funding for small and rural schools in Wales. While introduced...
With Apprenticeship Week Wales underway (Feb 7-13), Welsh businesses are being urged to rethink existing recruitment strategies to best manage future workforces. Mark Jones, Principal of...
The international longlist for one of the world’s largest literary prizes for young writers – the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize – has been announced. From...
Jeremy Miles, the Minister for Education and Welsh Language, has announced an extra £191,000 in funding to support Mudiad Meithrin, including funding to help restart parent...
Pupils at a Pembrokeshire primary school are benefiting from the skills and experience of staff from Bluestone National Park Resort. Bluestone has joined the ‘The Bumbles...
The former Debenhams department store in St Catherine’s Walk has been revealed as the preferred location for a new Carmarthen Hwb, which Carmarthenshire Council say will...
A new initiative between S4C and Carmarthenshire County Council has been launched today called Croeso Cyw with the aim of developing and piloting the Cyw language...
There should be greater investment in using a wider group of experts to make decisions about how the landscape is managed if the UK is to...
Swansea University has announced the appointment of Niamh Lamond as Registrar and Chief Operating Officer, following a competitive external recruitment process. Niamh has been covering the...
Councillors have given the go ahead for public consultation on plans for a new Welsh-medium primary school in Neath. If approved, the proposed school, which would...
Following a two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the date for the 2022 Welsh Varsity between Cardiff and Swansea Universities has been confirmed. Swansea will...
A new exhibition opening at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s (UWTSD) Lampeter campus today (Tuesday 25 January), features stories of how the Windrush Generation...
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) Set Design Production Scenery Workshop has revealed its involvement in the newly released ‘Save the Cinema’ film for Sky....
Neath Port Talbot Libraries’ Home Library Service has celebrated the New Year with a brand new addition. The council say that the delivery of a new...
Research by Admiral has shown that Swansea is the most student-friendly city in the UK for renters, with 87.3 rentals per 100 available to renters looking...
Work has started on building a new £8.25million primary school for Pembrey. The new school building is being constructed on the recreation ground/playing field immediately adjacent...
Plans to continue to grow the number of Welsh speakers in Swansea and increase their opportunities to use the language are going before the council’s cabinet...
Secondary school children struggled to concentrate and engage with schoolwork in the move to online learning during lockdown, negatively affecting their confidence and wellbeing, according to...
Drivers of electric vehicles could save an average of £110 a year – and cut their carbon footprint by 20% – by using “smart charging” to...
Pupils and staff at a thriving primary school are starting the new year in a new £9.9m home. Everyone at Ysgol Gymraeg Tan-y-lan said goodbye to the...
Schools and colleges will receive £103 million in Welsh Government funding, as learners return for the January term. £50m will be provided via local authorities through...
Schools in Swansea are set to open two days later than planned at the start of next term to allow them to plan and prepare for...
Gower-based coffee company FabFour Coffee, which is run by four Welsh rugby legends, is supporting enterprise education in Wales by partnering with primary schools to deliver...
Pupils and staff at a Swansea Valley Welsh medium school are about to move into new £9m facilities which include a concert hall, canteen and kitchen,...
First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced Taliesin Bryant, a year six pupil at Llannon Primary in Llanelli, as the winner of his annual Christmas card competition....
A nurse of fourteen years has advanced her career with a master’s degree at Swansea University, all while being a single mother to two young children...
Pupils and staff at Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Tyle’r Ynn in Briton Ferry are benefiting from the successful completion of a school improvement project which has seen...
Fourteen schools in Wales will trial providing additional hours this academic year, with up to £2m of funding available to support the scheme, Education and Welsh...
Young people say that peer-on-peer harassment happens mostly online and outside school, but want teachers and school staff to understand how common it is. In a...
Pupils at Neath Port Talbot Council’s Welsh-medium 3-11 primary school Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg (YGG) Cwmllynfell are enjoying extra space and modernised facilities after the successful completion...
Children and staff at Ysgol Pum Heol in Five Roads held a special celebration to mark the opening of their new £4.5million school. Phase one of...
Proposals to close primary schools in Mynyddygarreg and Blaenau have been put on hold pending the outcome of an extended review of Carmarthenshire County Council’s Modernising...
Pupils and staff at Ysgol Gyfun Gŵyr have moved in to a brand new two storey teaching block as part of a £6.7m investment in facilities...
Pupils from Swansea’s Pentrehafod Comprehensive School have visited the city’s Copr Bay phase one development to see progress on site with their own eyes. The year...
A Swansea student is joining a group of five young people selected to take part in a new fundraising challenge for BBC Children in Need. The...
Professor Emily Shepard, an expert in the movement ecology of wild animals, has been awarded the prestigious Zoological Society of London (ZSL) Scientific Medal, in recognition...
The Welsh Government has announced additional funding of £1.73 million for a project, which involves Swansea University and partners, developing world-leading semiconductor process technologies. Applications include...
Primary school children throughout the UK are being inspired to develop their enterprise skills with the help of a syndicate of 15 business angels who have...
The first European Space Agency astronaut, Tim Peake, revealed secrets of the universe to a group of year 5 and year 6 primary school children under...
Military children from four primary schools in and around Swansea took part in a free virtual workshop run by the charity Little Troopers. The children, who...
A software tool meant to help reduce emergency hospital admissions is of limited use and benefit to patients, a new study of GPs’ views and experiences...
A Swansea researcher has invented a new type of plastic packaging for raw meat which avoids the need for non-recyclable pads inside the trays to soak...
AS our future generations, the children of Carmarthenshire are playing a vital role in supporting the fight against climate change. Carmarthenshire County Council has engaged thousands...
Not for profit utility company Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water marked COP26 last week by hosting a virtual education session to over 6,000 pupils. In collaboration with...
Neath College student Ellie Sanders is hoping her voice will be heard as she rubs shoulders with World leaders at the COP26 United Nations Climate Change...
Public Health Wales has revealed that a student at Lampeter campus of The University of Wales Trinity St David (UWTSD) has died from tuberculosis (TB). Public...
UK Government Minister for Wales David TC Davies has met young people set to benefit from a new £30m initiative to provide training and development opportunities....
The Open University is hosting a unique event at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) as one of several initiatives to mark its commitment to responding to...
A unique exhibition featuring virtual reality artwork created by young people to express their feelings about their mental health is being held in Swansea this month. The...
Education and Welsh Language Minister Jeremy Miles has today announced that all new school and college buildings, major refurbishment and extension projects will be required to...
University leaders in Swansea are hailing the £1.7bn Blue Eden development as a transformational project that will secure the city’s standing as a globally significant centre...
Gower College Swansea has recently funded the painting of three telecom boxes near their campuses, two at Sketty Green and one at Tycoch. The project, in partnership with local Councillors...
Swansea Bay University Health Board’s Medical Illustration Department is using virtual reality to teach new doctors a real life or death technique. The department has teamed...
As health leaders call on the UK Government to implement Covid-19 contingency plans, and the Welsh First Minister threatens stricter measures unless infection rates decline, a...
More than 500 pupils are getting ready to move to a new home when they return to school next week after the half-term break. The £11.5m...
A beach walk to raise money and awareness of suicide in young people returns to Swansea this weekend. Swansea University’s Wellbeing Service is hosting HOPEWALK 2021 on Sunday,...
New collaborative research from Swansea University and the University of Aberdeen has identified potential protective effects in breast milk and amniotic fluid against SARS-CoV-2. Funded by...
A £30 million Swansea Bay City Deal Skills and Talent programme for South West Wales has been approved by the UK Government and Welsh Government The...
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has appointed Dyfed Telecom as a mobile phone provider for the university. As part of the project, the...
Deaf people in Wales are experiencing significant mental health inequalities because there is a lack of accessible services, no specialist Deaf mental health service in Wales...
The Welsh Government has announced its intention to introduce financial incentives to help recruit more ethnic minority teachers. This comes as part of a wider plan...
A Swansea University expert has been named as one of the UK’s latest clean air champions. Paul Lewis, Professor Emeritus at Swansea University Medical School, has...
Pupils counting down the weeks until they can move into their new school building have created a lasting legacy to let children in the future know...
Work will get underway to build a state-of-the-art primary school in Pembrey in the new year. Carmarthenshire County Council has unveiled plans for its latest new...
Councillors in Pembrokeshire have agreed a significant investment in schools in the county Proposals backed include a £62.4m investment in the community of Milford Haven with...
Richmond Primary School in Carmarthen has issued a warning to parents after reports of Year 4 children attending the school had either watched Squid Game on...
Swansea University has once again been named among the country’s best green spaces. The hard work of the University’s grounds team means the prestigious Green Flag...
Teachers from Poland have been visiting Swansea this week as part of a project that sees schools and teachers from around the world work together to...
An innovative cycle maintenance and safety awareness scheme led by pupils from Gowerton Comprehensive School has received a funding boost from the South West Wales Community...
Two nurses from Swansea University’s School of Health and Social Care have been nominated in the UK national ‘Student Nursing Times Awards’. The annual Student Nursing Times...
A recent study has revealed Bangor University in Wales, as the best place to study, for the 3rd best environmental job role in the UK – Arboriculturist. Carried...
From donkeys in Snowdonia to the salmon of the River Usk and everything in between, the Welsh Government has today confirmed 29 projects across Wales that...
Swansea University bioscientists have teamed up with a West Wales microbrewery to help it reduce its CO2 emissions. They will be working with Pembrokeshire’s Bluestone Brewing Co using the...
Canolfan S4C Yr Egin has been awarded a new garden package by environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy. They’re one of the first establishments in the country...
The majority of organisations surveyed in Wales (92%) struggled to find workers with the right skills over the past 12 months, according to a new report...
Little ones at a Llanarthne nursery are proving that you are never too young to ride a bike! Pre-school children at Cwtsh Y Clos have been...